The joke's on them: Republican's accidental stimulus

[gaspee]

So, the GOP and other groups plan to spend over a billion dollars on the election. That's an awful lot of money pumped into the economy. It will disproportionally affect swing states but it will definitely stimulate economies. At all levels. From advertising agencies to coffee shops (boots on the ground need coffee - except the Mormons, LOL)

So, will the GOP's accidental stimulus get Obama reelected? That would be some sweet, sweet irony. And some poetic justice.

[madashelltoo]

1. THANKS FOR THE PLEASANT MORNING THOUGHT

[stlsaxman]

2. good point.

not sure how "trickle down" will effect this but "job creators" (top 1%) will make billions!

[gaspee]

3. Any amount will help, I think

Even if only 10% gets into local economies, that's an awful lot of money.

[stlsaxman]

12. agreed. please pardon my snark.

[Liberal In Texas]

4. Good point.

A lot of these RW fat cats are sitting on their fat wallets. This will put some of that back into hiring the people who will produce their propaganda.

It would be better to do it by raising taxes on them but it's something.

[Warpy]

5. The real money just changes pockets

since running all those ads costs so much more than producing them. The real money will go to radio and TV megacorporations, so it stays in the plutocracy family, so to speak.

There would be an accidental stimulus if media were still owned locally. Alas, they are not.

[ananda]

6. Ouch.

The truth hurts.

[gaspee]

7. It's not just media though

It's local offices hiring local people, catering companies, gas bought at local businesses eating out at restaurants and so on.

It's not trickle down, it's stimulus because money is going into the economy.

Corporations have been sitting on their money to purposefully stall the economy -- the best part of this idea is that they are parting with some of the piles of cash they have been sitting on.

They are going to do what they've been avoiding since Obama was elected: spend money!


Between the two campaigns, there is going to be a large infusion of cash.

Now if I had my way, all the bastards sitting on piles of ill-begotten gains would pay 75% taxes and elections would be public funded. But when you're stuck with what we've got right now, I am going to enjoy the irony of the R's themselves stimulating the economy, even accidentally.

[uponit7771]

8. Yeap, local economies will get a slight boost

[Warpy]

17. That's chump change and won't make that big a difference.

The real money, the billions that will be spent, will go to media conglomerates and back into the pockets that sent it to candidates and parties.

[Tsiyu]

9. Can't afford even another dollar in taxes, they say

but these same bejillionaires will blow a billion explaining why not.

They love waste and fraud more than seeing their nation as a whole prosper.

Woo-hoo





America! Fuck yeah!

[Sheepshank]

11. makes one wonder what additional bejillions they plan to make

when they put their dud(e) in place.

The republican 1% will NEVER, EVER vote against their own self interests. They will NEVER, EVER act to help the population as the primary motive. They will ALWAYS act in their own self interests.

They couldn't care who the Rep nominee is, but the more they share the "brotherly love of money and making more money", the better.

[Sheepshank]

10. (boots on the ground need coffee - except the Mormons, LOL)

You'd be surprised what they will do when they are not in pairs (spying and tattling eliminated) and when they are out from under the scruitiny of the overSEERS.

Big joke around here is if you go camping with one mormon, hide the beer. If you go camping with two, you'll need extra beers to cope with their faithfulness.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

13. The best part

may be that President Obama gets re-elected in spite of their insane spending blitz.

[Harmony Blue]

14. Yes the Stripper joints

in the Tampa Bay area will see a huge boost in their profits. I wonder if Rhonda Storm will object this time around?

[ellenfl]

15. i've been thinking the same thing. all that money is being shoved into the economy. eom

[DCKit]

16. Yeah, but they won't tip well... or even good.

The few Republicans I've ever gone to dinner with always claim to be unable to suss out 15%, and it usually ends up being about 1.5%, and I'm stuck making up the difference.

I hope their servers poison them.